United coach writes off Chelsea

[Randall 315]

Oh no a manchester united coach thinks we aren't a rival! boo hoo!

[Ollie 4,400]

We showed good tempo against Stoke and were just unlucky not to score, i think in time, we will get things right. Mata is 23, Sturridge is 21, Torres is 27, Ramires is 24, Meireles is 28, Mikel is 24, Essien (When fit) is 28, McEachran is 18. We have youth and we have experience. You need this.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Essien (When fit) is 28

When Essien isnt fit he's 45?

Im such a moron...

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

Mike Phelan needs to sort himself out and that awful beard he's grown. Seem's like he's going for a "Harrison Ford from the Fugitive" look, but he just can't.

[Ollie 4,400]

To be honest he was playing like a 45 year old last season.

[Peace. 4,352]

Un*ted

Evra - 30

Ferdinand - 32

Owen - 31

Berbatov - 30

Giggs - 37

Park - 30

Vidic - almost 30

Carrick - 30

Chelsea

Cole - 30

Lampard- 33

Drogba - 33

Malouda - 31

Anelka - 32

John Terry - 30

Ferriera - 32

Results: United have 8 players over 30 years old, while Chelsea have 7, so does that mean Un*ted's squad is too old?

Players who are < 21 years-old :

Manchester United :iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiChelsea :

- Phil Jones - 19iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii- Lukaku - 18

- De Gea - 20iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii- McEachran - 18

- Welbeck - 20iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii- Romeu - 19

Players who are between 21 and 26 :

Manchester United : ggggggggggg Chelsea :

- Smalling - 21gggggggggggggggg- Bertrand - 22

- Rafael - 21gggggggggggggggggg- Sturridge - 22

- Fabio - 21ggggggggggggggggggi- Mata - 23

- Cleverley - 22gggggggggggggggii- Luiz - 24

- Evans - 23dddddddddddddddddi- Ramires - 24

- Anderson - 23ddddddddddddddii- Mikel - 24

- Hernandez - 23gggggggggggggg- Kalou - 26

- Nani - 24

- Rooney - 25

- Valencia - 26

- Young - 26

[eldo 868]

Do you disagree with what he's said about tempo?

In our first three games so far it's been the usual slow build-up with very little dynamism where it takes about 20 minutes to get once decent chance. If you look at the top teams in Europe (Real, Barca, Utd etc) they all play with great energy and speed.

Mata and Danny weren't playing then.

[lionsden 4,689]

Ain't that the truth.

At this point in time, the reality is that we have one of the oldest squad in the pl and the problem is compounded by the fact that most of our key players (Lampard, Drogba,JT, Torres and Ashley Cole) have lost the sharpness and title winning form due to host of factors and age is one of them. Our play so far has lacked rhythm, precision, pace and penetration which creates an aura of predictability. . . . a sharp contrast to that of biggest rivals, United and City.

We have been able to get away with it due to the quality of opponents so far and we will find it exceedingly difficult to savage a single point against stronger opponents.

Champions don't struggle to beat teams of WBA and Norwich at home, they absolutely annihilate them. so far we just haven't shown anything to convince the bookies and critics that we are a major threat to City and United for the title.

[eldo 868]

Wow Torres at 27 is old.

[J.F. 1,484]

pressure is off.

[Peace. 4,352]

Wow Torres at 27 is old.

Did I say he was old ? All United key players are [20 ; 26 ] ∩ [30 ; 35+] years old. Just a comparison.

[eldo 868]

:goodpost:

Did I say he was old ? All United key players are [20 ; 26 ] ∩ [30 ; 35+] years old. Just a comparison.

Wasn't aimed at you.

[Peace. 4,352]

Wasn't aimed at you.

Ah okay, apologies then

As I didn't included players older than 26 years-old and you had posted just below my post, i thought..

[TomCFC 356]

Un*ted

Evra - 30

Ferdinand - 32

Owen - 31

Berbatov - 30

Giggs - 37

Park - 30

Vidic - almost 30

Carrick - 30

Chelsea

Cole - 30

Lampard- 33

Drogba - 33

Malouda - 31

Anelka - 32

John Terry - 30

Ferriera - 32

Results: United have 8 players over 30 years old, while Chelsea have 7, so does that mean Un*ted's squad is too old?

You missed out Hilario.

[Tomo 21,681]

Champions don't struggle to beat teams of WBA and Norwich at home, they absolutely annihilate them..

Correct me if im wrong but didn't last season's champions fail to beat West Brom at home?

[Spike 12,049]

Torres may be 27 but he looks like a 17 year old.

[zolayes 14,489]

so Fergie needs to wheel out his mouthpiece ,,, must have gummed his mouth shut ..wait when they get even more worried they will drag up

all their old gang ,,,Neville. Beckham, Charlton even that lil twat Macari..oh and not forgetting Steve "please can i kiss your ass SAF" Curry

[Ollie 4,400]

They were lucky to beat them at all in the 3 games they've played against them. We did annihilate WBA last season and where did that get us?